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Authored by delphij on Aug 26 2016, 2:14 AM.
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Summary

Ensure that we always open only files that is named by explicitly
using shell redirections.

This is a superset of D7650.

Issue reported in the "non-cryptanalytic attacks against freebsd
update components" anonymous gist.

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delphij retitled this revision from to Use shell redirection for gzip invocations..
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I like this, it takes away gunzip's ability to ever get it wrong.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Aug 26 2016, 2:49 AM
emaste edited edge metadata.

LGTM

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